BEGINNING - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

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Spanisch

beginning [Am bəˈɡɪnɪŋ, Brit bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ] SUBST

1. beginning (in time, place):

beginning

principio m

beginning

comienzo m

at the beginning of the year/of June

a principios del año/de junio

I'll start again from the beginning

volveré a empezar desde el principio

from beginning to end

de principio a fin

the beginning of the end

el principio del fin

2. beginning (origin, early stage):

beginning often pl

comienzo m

beginning often pl

inicio m

his beginnings in business

sus comienzos or inicios en el mundo de los negocios

from small beginnings, his business is now world-wide

lo que empezó siendo un modesto negocio, es ahora uno a nivel mundial

since the beginning(s) of time

desde que el mundo es mundo

3. beginning (start, debut):

beginning kein Pl

comienzo m

it's not much, but at least it's a beginning

no es mucho, pero por lo menos es un comienzo

I. begin <Part Präs beginning, Past began, Past Part begun> [Am bɪˈɡɪn, Brit bɪˈɡɪn] VERB trans

begin meeting/journey/campaign:

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

begin

iniciar form

he begins the day with some exercises

empieza or comienza el día con un poco de gimnasia

how does one begin a letter of condolence?

¿cómo se empieza una carta de pésame?

to begin work on sth

empezar or comenzar a trabajar en algo

my early life was hard, he began

—los primeros años de mi vida fueron duros —comenzó or empezó diciendo

to begin -ing/to + infin

empezar or comenzar a  +  infin

it's beginning to rain

está empezando a llover

he began talking or to talk about his work

empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo

I'd begun to think you weren't coming

ya estaba empezando a pensar que no vendrías

the two novels don't begin to compare

no hay ni punto de comparación entre las dos novelas

I can't begin to thank you

no sé cómo agradecerte

that won't even begin to cover the cost

eso no alcanza ni remotamente para cubrir los gastos

II. begin <Part Präs beginning, Past began, Past Part begun> [Am bɪˈɡɪn, Brit bɪˈɡɪn] VERB intr

1. begin (start):

begin year/meeting:

empezar

begin year/meeting:

comenzar

begin year/meeting:

iniciarse form

I don't know where to begin

no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar

the author begins by making his own position clear

el autor empieza por aclarar cuál es su posición

we began with very modest means

empezamos con medios muy modestos

to begin with

para empezar

they'll do to begin with

estarán bien para empezar

to begin with, he got the figures wrong

para empezar or en primer lugar, se equivocó con las cifras

let's begin at the beginning

empecemos por el principio

2. begin (originate):

begin river:

nacer

begin custom:

originarse

begin custom:

empezar

ever since the world began

desde que el mundo es mundo

he's beginning to toddle

está empezando a caminar

he's beginning to toddle

está empezando a andar esp Esp

he's beginning to toddle

está dando sus primeros pasos

his hair was beginning to thin out

estaba empezando a perder el pelo

his hair was beginning to thin out

su pelo estaba empezando a ralear

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Englisch

inicio

beginning

iniciación

beginning

comenzar

to begin

comenzar

to begin

al comenzar el día

at the beginning of the day

comenzaré contigo

I will begin o start with you

comenzar + ger

to begin by -ing

comenzar por algo

to begin with sth

comencemos por la catedral

let us begin with the cathedral

comenzar por + infinit.

to begin by -ing

principiar

to begin

comienzo

beginning

al comienzo

in the beginning

dio comienzo al año lectivo

it marked the beginning of the academic year

el concierto dará comienzo a las nueve

the concert will begin at 9 o'clock

para ocultar su incipiente calvicie

to disguise the fact that he's beginning to go bald o lose his hair

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Englisch

Spanisch

I. beginning SUBST

1. beginning (start):

beginning

principio m

beginning

comienzo m

beginning

empiezo m Arg, Col, Ecua, Guat

at [or in] the beginning

al principio

from beginning to end

de principio a fin

2. beginning (origin):

beginning

origen m

the beginnings of humanity

los albores de la humanidad

II. beginning ADJ

beginning

inicial

beginning stage

fase f inicial

I. begin [bɪˈgɪn] VERB trans began, begun

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

to begin a conversation

entablar una conversación

to begin doing sth

empezar a hacer algo

to begin work

empezar a trabajar

II. begin [bɪˈgɪn] VERB intr

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

the film begins at eight

la película comienza a las ocho

to begin with ...

en primer lugar...

to begin with ... (enumeration)

primero...

“well” he began ...

“bueno”, comenzó...

tempers were beginning to fray

la gente estaba perdiendo la paciencia

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Englisch

empiezo

beginning

inicio

beginning

comienzo

beginning

a comienzos de mes

at the beginning of the month

iniciación

beginning

¡y ésto es tan solo el aperitivo!

and that's only the beginning!

principio

beginning

al principio

at the beginning

ya desde el principio

right from the beginning

a principios de diciembre

at the beginning of December

alfa y omega übtr

the beginning and the end

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Englisch

Spanisch

I. beginning SUBST

1. beginning (start):

beginning

principio m

beginning

comienzo m

beginning

empiezo m Arg, Col, Ecua, Guat

at [or in] the beginning

al principio

from beginning to end

de principio a fin

2. beginning (origin):

beginning

origen m

the beginnings of humanity

los albores de la humanidad

II. beginning ADJ

beginning

inicial

beginning stage

fase f inicial

I. begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] VERB trans

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

to begin a conversation

entablar una conversación

to begin doing sth

empezar a hacer algo

to begin work

empezar a trabajar

II. begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] VERB intr

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

the film begins at eight

la película comienza a las ocho

to begin with...

en primer lugar...

to begin with... (enumeration)

primero...

“well” he began...

“bueno”, comenzó...

tempers were beginning to fray

la gente estaba perdiendo la paciencia

Spanisch

Englisch

inicio

beginning

empiezo

beginning

iniciación

beginning

comienzo

beginning

a comienzos de mes

at the beginning of the month

¡y ésto es tan solo el aperitivo!

and that's only the beginning!

principio

beginning

al principio

at the beginning

ya desde el principio

right from the beginning

a principios de diciembre

at the beginning of December

alfa y omega übtr

the beginning and the end

Present

I	begin
you	begin
he/she/it	begins
we	begin
you	begin
they	begin

Past

I	began
you	began
he/she/it	began
we	began
you	began
they	began

Present Perfect

I	have	begun
you	have	begun
he/she/it	has	begun
we	have	begun
you	have	begun
they	have	begun

Past Perfect

I	had	begun
you	had	begun
he/she/it	had	begun
we	had	begun
you	had	begun
they	had	begun

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Old cases usually regarded an act done or decision reached in breach of a mandatory requirement as a nullity and void "ab initio" (that is, from the beginning).

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However, beginning in the 1960s, some manufacturers began making more expensive, compact high fidelity speakers.

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In the beginning, they were in charge of both fire extinguishment and fire prevention, but government fire stations later became in charge of putting out fire.

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The rest of the story took me awhile, but the beginning and the end just flew into my head.

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The Vietnamese-language broadcast signal was also jammed by the Vietnamese government since the beginning.

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